The Year of the Tiger is fast approaching but the big cats are on the brink of extinction in the wild in Vietnam. Currently, tigers are allowed to be raised in non-commercial farming facilities across the country, but experts say more action should be taken to protect this dying breed of big cat.
About 25 different primate species found in Việt Nam out of total 44 call the Greater Mekong home, but these unique species are increasingly threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, and hunting driven by consumption and the illegal trade.
The Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board and Quảng Nam provincial rangers have released an endangered turtle to the local forest, three days after it was captured by a local farmer and handed to the MPA.
Solid waste classification at source and volume-based waste fee collection must be implemented by 2024, according to the roadmap of the new Environment Law which took effect on January 1, 2022.
Environmental pollution, encroachment of coastal areas to build resorts, restaurants and other activities on the coast have degraded and destroyed marine ecosystems in many coastal and island areas in Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province.
The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on Monday organised a seminar on raising tigers for conservation efforts in Việt Nam.
Experts from UNIDO and Việt Nam shared their knowledge to evaluate the eco-industrial park model according to the international framework, at a recent online workshop.
Bình Tân Phú Commune has 18 hectares of natural forest, including 3.7 hectares managed by local authority and the remaining cared for by local residents. For them, protecting the forest and trees is a deeply meaningful activity.
Authorities in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking measures to store water for irrigation and household use during the 2021-22 dry season.
The environment is suffering great pressure from socio-economic activities with an increase in environmental pollution in both quantity and scale, calling for more effective solutions to handle the issue.
Every time he goes out to catch seafood, Trần Văn Cường from Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên - Huế Province, collects cans, plastic bottles and bags to raise money for poor students while contributing to the protection of the marine environment.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a directive on the implementation of solutions to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, which is forecast to be harsh in the coming dry season.
Cúc Phương National Park kicked off an education programme on Thursday with a view to inspiring a love for nature in the community
Authorities of south central Ninh Thuận Province has strengthened measures to conserve endangered and rare species of marine fauna and flora, and sustainably restore and develop the ecosystem of the Núi Chúa National Park Marine Protected Area.
